1988 Ed.]
Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation)
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Postponement of permitted increase where repairs effected by tenant
14. If the tenant of any premises has since 16 August 1945, with the consent of the landlord of such premises, effected repairs thereto which were necessary to render the said premises reasonably habitable and the sum expended by such tenant has amounted to the equivalent of not less than the standard rent of such premises for a period of 6 months, that portion of the rent permitted under section 10(1) which exceeds the standard rent shall not commence to accrue or become payable or recoverable until such time as the amount thereof would, but for this provision, have been equal to one-half of the amount expended by the tenant on such repairs.
(25 of 1947 s. 7 incorporated. Amended 39 of 1979 s. 11)
Offences
15. (1) Any person who-
(a) demands or receives rent in excess of the permitted rent of any premises; (Replaced 22 of 1953 s. 8)
(b) demands or receives any consideration whether in money, in kind or in any other manner whatsoever and whether by way of rent, fine, premium or otherwise, for the grant, surrender, termination, renewal, continuance or transfer of any tenancy; (Amended 22 of 1953 s. 8; 30 of 1955 s. 2)
(c) being or acting as a broker, agent or go-between demands or receives for his services in connection with the procuring of the grant, renewal, continuance or transfer of the tenancy of any premises any consideration the value of which exceeds 5% of the standard rent for 1 year of such premises; or (Amended 22 of 1953 s. 8)
(d) where the purchase or hire of any furniture, fittings, fixtures or other articles is required by him as a condition for the grant, renewal, continuance or transfer of any tenancy, demands or receives any price or consideration for such purchase or hire in excess of a reasonable price or consideration therefor, (Amended 22 of 1953 s. 8)
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $4,000. (Amended 22 of 1953 s. 8)
(2) Upon conviction of a person of an offence against subsection (1), it shall be lawful for a magistrate, in addition to imposing a fine-
(a) to order the defendant to pay to the tenant---
(i) any sum received in excess of the permitted rent; or
(ii) the amount or value of the consideration mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (c); or
(iii) the amount by which the price or consideration for such purchase or hire as is mentioned in subsection (1)(d) exceeds a reasonable price or consideration therefor; and
(b) if the defendant is a principal tenant to order his ejectment. (Replaced 22 of 1953 s. 8)